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LGA launches Sector Support programme 2024/25

Sector support offer for local authorities 2024/25

Local government action to improve children’s health

Improving support for care leavers, 24 April 2024

Presentations from this event can be found here.

Adult social care peer review: feedback from local authorities

"The peer challenge has been extremely helpful in getting corporate support for some of our key improvement areas such as engagement, co production and becoming data and intelligence led."

Audit, scrutiny and risk

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has published a guide to support members of council audit committees, and members of council scrutiny committees.

Best practice in tackling domestic abuse, 18 April 2024

Download the presentations from this webinar.

Top tips for council leaders: early years speech, language and communication

View tips on early years speech, language and communication.

LGA corporate environmental policy

As the voice of local government, the LGA aims to lead by example. This policy sets out our commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency and the steps we will take in order to achieve this.

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge: Bassetlaw District Council

Feedback report - 28 November to 1 December 2023

CDDaT skills framework - background and methodology - Annex one

Digital literacy - the ability to use a computer/device and operate online effectively use general business apps at an intermediate level (relevant MS

Governance Peer Challenge

Our Governance Peer Challenge programme is a form of specialist peer challenge that dovetails closely with our Corporate Peer Challenge programme.

Charging reform: Taking forward the learning from the trailblazer work

Six councils agreed with the Department of Health and Social Care that they would be trailblazers to test out the Government’s proposals for Charging Reform which were published in 2021.

Sustainability Roundtable: Councillor role in sustainability

Spotlight Presentation - Councillor Marianne Overton MBE : Vice Chair of LGA, Leader of the LGA Independent Group, Leader of the Lincolnshire

Corporate Health Check: Castle Point Borough Council

12 December 2023: This Corporate Health Check of was the next stage in an ongoing, open, and transparent relationship that Castle Point Borough Council (CPBC) has with the LGA.

BCF learning lunch, 6 March

BCF Support Programme - Discharge to recover and then assess
John Bolton

Enabling people with a learning disability and autistic people to develop friendships

Under the Care Act, 2014, promoting a person’s wellbeing may include opportunities to take part in recreation and support with personal relationships, depending on the person’s needs, goals and wishes. The following case studies demonstrate how people with a learning disability and autistic people can be supported to develop friendships.

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